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Cultural Centers in Matosinhos
Galeria Nave - Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos
- art
Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques
4450, Matosinhos
A space that belongs to the Matosinhos Town Hall, where several exhibitions take place.
Museu de Jazigos Minerais Portugueses
- heritage
Rua da Amieira - Apartado 1089
4465-021, São Mamede de Infesta
This museum, located at the Laboratório do Instituto Geológico e Mineiro (Laboratory of the Geology and Mining Institute), features one of the best and most complete national collections of the main Portuguese mines. A special note to the kaolin exploration of Senhora da Hora. It also shows archaeological findings that ilustrate the mining activities throughout the epochs in Portugal.
Museu da Quinta de Santiago
- heritage
Rua de Vila Franca, 134
4450-802, Leça da Palmeira
Built by João Santiago de Carvalho e Sousa at the end of the 19th century, it was designed by the Italian Nicola Bigaglia. In 1968, the Municipality of Matosinhos acquired the building and the surrounding garden and the space was adapted for the current Museum of Quinta de Santiago/ Centro de Arte de Matosinhos, opened in 1996. It is housed in a historic building, surrounded by a charming garden, and is a privileged witness to the profound urban and social transformations that took place in the city of Matosinhos-Leça at the end of the 19th century and throughout the 20th …
Casa Museu Abel Salazar
- heritage
Rua Doutor Abel Salazar, 488
4465-012, São Mamede de Infesta
A Casa-Museu, que ocupa o edifício onde Abel Salazar (1889-1946) passou os últimos 25 anos de vida (1921-1946), tem como missão pesquisar, conservar, interpretar e expor o legado do seu patrono, bem como contribuir para o estudo e divulgação da vida e obra de Abel Salazar e proporcionar experiências de educação, fruição, reflexão e partilha de conhecimento em seu torno.
Casa da Arquitectura
- art
Avenida Menéres, 456
4450, Matosinhos
Casa da Arquitectura, created in 2007, is a non-profit cultural entity important in the universe of content creation and programming for the national and international dissemination and affirmation of architecture. Its action involves not only architects, but people and entities from various cultural and social areas that encourage and sponsor the mission they believe in, in the public interest of architecture.
Biblioteca Municipal Florbela Espanca
- heritage
Rua Alfredo Cunha
4450-519, Matosinhos
Until April 2005 the Municipal Library Florbela Espanca was located in the Palacete de Trevões (Trevões Manor). On May 2005 it moved to a new building, by the architect Alcino Soutinho, that has a reading room with papers and magazines, an adults room/local fund, infantole and juvenile, audiovisual; some books may be borrowed and there are photocopies, internet access, reading animation and library.
CAM – Centro de Arte Moderna Gerardo Rueda Matosinhos
- art
Rua Alfredo Cunha, 31
4450-510, Matosinhos
The new CAM Rueda Matosinhos features three exhibition centers: an exhibition exclusively devoted to work produced by Gerardo Rueda; a magnificent showcase of the artist's collection, gathered over several decades, including representative names of modern art, Tápiés, Miró, Fernando Zóbel, Pablo Serrano, Millares, Antonio Saura, José de Guimarães, Alberto Carneiro, Nikias Skapinakis, Gerardo Burmester, Albuquerque Mendes and Noronha da Costa.
Auditório Mário Rodrigues Pereira / Auditório de Lavra
- art
Largo Doutor Fernando Aroso, 23-27
4455-130, Lavra
Auditorium where they place various types of spectacles.